Number 16

In Gopher 5 under the 5/47 · since Apr 2010 rules — 2,587 draws, 5 from 1–47.

262times drawn · chance expected 275 −0.84σ

3draws waiting · a wait this long: 80% for any number

9.8average wait between appearances · chance says 9.4

66longest completed wait · 16% chance of one at least that long

16 is drawn as often as chance explains

Drawn 262 times in 2,587 draws against 275.2 expected, −0.84σ. Each draw is independent: after 3 draws away it is exactly as likely tonight as a number drawn yesterday.

Number 16, draw by draw

Drawn 262 times in 2,587 draws · average wait 9.8 draws · longest completed wait 66 · waiting 3 draws now

a completed wait — darker is longer the wait still running — a lower bound, not a finished gap

Where it lands in a sorted draw

Sort a draw and 16 has a favourite seat — chance gives a small number the low positions more often. That is the shape of sorting, not of the machine.

1st smallest48 · chance 50.5
2nd smallest114 · chance 108.3
3rd smallest75 · chance 78.4
4th smallest22 · chance 22.6
5th smallest3 · chance 2.2

Every position’s lane →

The company it keeps

Seen most often with these — chance gives every partner about 22.8 shared draws, and the leaders are simply the ones that came out ahead this time.

47 36 8 38 5 26

It has shared a draw with every one of the other 46 numbers; chance expected about 0.0 still unmet by now. Every pair →

How many people play it

Under the crowd model, 16 is picked about 1.22× as often as an indifferent choice — 15th most popular of 47. That changes nothing about whether it comes up, and everything about how many ways a jackpot on it would be shared.

Numbers 1–31 — the birthday zone ×1.22

The model and its sources → · What people believe about 16 →

Every draw it appeared in

Date	Wait	Position	The draw
2026-10-05	3	2nd	3 16 34 35 40
2026-09-28	17	2nd	7 16 25 30 34
2026-08-19	2	2nd	9 16 20 21 30
2026-08-14	22	1st	16 22 23 36

What this cannot tell you

Nothing here predicts the next draw. A number’s history is a record of a fair machine’s past, and the machine keeps none of it: 16 is drawn with probability 5/47 tonight whatever it did last week.

2025-04-04	9	2nd	7 16 22 34 36
2025-03-14	2	3rd	8 12 16 20 43
2025-03-10	4	1st	16 19 28 29 42
2025-02-28	15	1st	16 20 31 32 39
2025-01-24	9	3rd	4 7 16 19 46
2025-01-03	2	4th	1 5 9 16 41
2024-12-30	2	3rd	9 15 16 34 45
2024-12-25	4	2nd	10 16 21 26 40
2024-12-16	7	1st	16 25 27 29 43
2024-11-29	9	3rd	8 12 16 26 38
2024-11-08	2	2nd	1 16 26 32 45
2024-11-04	3	3rd	6 12 16 17 43
2024-10-28	2	2nd	2 16 17 23 25
2024-10-23	2	2nd	4 16 24 26 27
2024-10-18	8	1st	16 19 20 30 45
2024-09-30	14	1st	16 17 32 33 45
2024-08-28	5	1st	16 28 30 37 43
2024-08-16	22	3rd	1 4 16 24 26
2024-06-26	5	1st	16 29 35 43 46
2024-06-14	3	3rd	7 10 16 30 41
2024-06-07	13	4th	3 7 11 16 47
2024-05-08	7	3rd	11 12 16 23 47
2024-04-22	22	3rd	5 11 16 25 47
2024-03-01	3	2nd	10 16 19 32 38
2024-02-23	7	1st	16 22 28 31 43
2024-02-07	13	2nd	6 16 22 30 46
2024-01-08	37	3rd	4 5 16 24 40
2023-10-13	12	2nd	15 16 17 21 30
2023-09-15	1	3rd	6 12 16 31 47
2023-09-13	4	1st	16 24 35 37 47
2023-09-04	5	2nd	15 16 25 37 46
2023-08-23	17	1st	16 21 26 38 45
2023-07-14	3	2nd	12 16 18 37 44
2023-07-07	5	1st	16 26 29 40 46
2023-06-26	20	2nd	8 16 19 32 41
2023-05-10	4	3rd	2 11 16 29 46
2023-05-01	10	4th	1 3 11 16 42
2023-04-07	4	2nd	1 16 17 31 33
2023-03-29	2	5th	2 5 11 14 16
2023-03-24	12	4th	1 3 9 16 41
2023-02-24	2	2nd	6 16 27 36 47
2023-02-20	2	3rd	1 3 16 18 45
2023-02-15	10	2nd	8 16 29 30 31
2023-01-23	16	1st	16 29 33 44 45
2022-12-16	14	1st	16 22 38 42 46
2022-11-14	66	2nd	6 16 18 32 40
2022-06-15	11	1st	16 21 30 33 40
2022-05-20	1	2nd	1 16 24 35 44
2022-05-18	11	1st	16 20 29 37 40
2022-04-22	4	3rd	2 11 16 24 28
2022-04-13	19	3rd	8 12 16 30 45
2022-02-28	2	3rd	4 6 16 31 39
2022-02-23	1	2nd	11 16 20 27 37
2022-02-21	10	3rd	2 3 16 29 32
2022-01-28	4	3rd	7 11 16 19 36
2022-01-19	1	2nd	4 16 19 23 24
2022-01-17	10	2nd	12 16 18 19 38
2021-12-24	18	2nd	10 16 20 28 31
2021-11-12	36	2nd	14 16 25 28 44
2021-08-20	3	3rd	3 13 16 20 30
2021-08-13	3	2nd	10 16 35 36 45
2021-08-06	3	2nd	8 16 25 26 30
2021-07-30	35	2nd	8 16 18 37 40
2021-05-10	1	1st	16 24 30 36 38
2021-05-07	1	3rd	8 9 16 36 41
2021-05-05	1	3rd	5 13 16 22 47
2021-05-03	9	4th	3 8 10 16 42
2021-04-12	15	3rd	10 13 16 22 23
2021-03-08	6	4th	8 9 15 16 18
2021-02-22	10	2nd	4 16 31 40 46
2021-01-29	3	2nd	8 16 20 25 38
2021-01-22	10	3rd	1 5 16 23 27
2020-12-30	2	2nd	1 16 44 45 47
2020-12-25	5	3rd	4 11 16 17 34
2020-12-14	12	2nd	4 16 19 25 34
2020-11-16	16	3rd	5 10 16 22 42
2020-10-09	7	2nd	2 16 18 24 36
2020-09-23	3	2nd	4 16 32 33 40
2020-09-16	5	1st	16 19 20 31 38
2020-09-04	4	4th	4 5 11 16 25
2020-08-26	8	2nd	13 16 40 46 47
2020-08-07	33	2nd	7 16 24 37 47
2020-05-22	10	1st	16 25 34 38 44
2020-04-29	2	2nd	9 16 18 24 36
2020-04-24	5	5th	3 6 9 14 16
2020-04-13	18	1st	16 22 31 39 44
2020-03-02	19	2nd	14 16 31 36 41
2020-01-17	4	2nd	9 16 21 28 32
2020-01-08	3	1st	16 17 29 32 46
2020-01-01	31	2nd	3 16 24 33 46
2019-10-21	1	2nd	5 16 20 30 43
2019-10-18	11	2nd	4 16 22 25 39
2019-09-23	9	3rd	6 13 16 18 29
2019-09-02	4	2nd	14 16 26 30 36
2019-08-23	3	2nd	9 16 36 37 43
2019-08-16	4	3rd	5 6 16 35 43
2019-08-07	13	2nd	5 16 18 39 41
2019-07-08	4	2nd	15 16 31 33 40
2019-06-28	9	1st	16 20 32 38 42
2019-06-07	10	2nd	4 16 21 37 43
2019-05-15	1	2nd	12 16 29 34 47
2019-05-13	1	2nd	2 16 18 21 25
2019-05-10	13	2nd	4 16 29 41 45
2019-04-10	1	4th	8 13 15 16 26
2019-04-08	3	2nd	1 16 24 34 46
2019-04-01	1	1st	16 18 26 31 33
2019-03-29	28	2nd	2 16 24 33 36
2019-01-23	10	1st	16 22 23 32 38
2018-12-31	2	3rd	11 14 16 25 40
2018-12-26	11	3rd	1 6 16 21 37
2018-11-30	22	3rd	2 11 16 20 30
2018-10-10	4	3rd	4 7 16 19 29
2018-10-01	21	2nd	14 16 26 39 45
2018-08-13	10	4th	4 8 12 16 23
2018-07-20	13	2nd	13 16 17 29 34
2018-06-20	16	4th	11 12 15 16 45
2018-05-14	4	1st	16 17 23 28 34
2018-05-04	28	1st	16 23 26 27 28
2018-02-28	5	1st	16 20 22 38 43
2018-02-16	3	3rd	1 15 16 44 47
2018-02-09	1	2nd	1 16 18 19 30
2018-02-07	9	3rd	11 12 16 30 45
2018-01-17	4	2nd	3 16 18 31 32
2018-01-08	8	2nd	14 16 33 39 40
2017-12-20	11	3rd	8 13 16 30 35
2017-11-24	19	2nd	4 16 19 20 35
2017-10-11	15	1st	16 25 33 36 38
2017-09-06	13	3rd	5 8 16 22 34
2017-08-07	2	2nd	5 16 28 32 44
2017-08-02	8	3rd	3 12 16 28 39
2017-07-14	3	4th	4 8 10 16 25
2017-07-07	1	2nd	5 16 17 19 44
2017-07-05	6	3rd	3 5 16 20 36
2017-06-21	3	1st	16 29 38 43 45
2017-06-14	12	3rd	6 7 16 24 40
2017-05-17	15	2nd	11 16 18 26 27
2017-04-12	7	3rd	6 7 16 32 37
2017-03-27	1	4th	2 4 14 16 17
2017-03-24	1	1st	16 19 21 37 38
2017-03-22	3	3rd	6 15 16 31 47
2017-03-15	12	3rd	11 14 16 33 43
2017-02-15	10	3rd	10 12 16 24 35
2017-01-23	2	2nd	9 16 20 33 45
2017-01-18	1	3rd	4 14 16 28 34
2017-01-16	5	2nd	1 16 33 36 41
2017-01-04	1	4th	1 9 10 16 20
2017-01-02	1	2nd	3 16 27 30 39
2016-12-30	19	3rd	2 8 16 26 41
2016-11-16	5	2nd	6 16 22 33 35
2016-11-04	2	3rd	3 15 16 31 40
2016-10-31	54	2nd	8 16 21 26 38
2016-06-27	13	2nd	11 16 25 27 39
2016-05-27	1	1st	16 27 28 32 43
2016-05-25	15	2nd	10 16 19 40 42
2016-04-20	5	5th	3 5 8 10 16
2016-04-08	5	2nd	7 16 24 37 38
2016-03-28	1	3rd	7 9 16 34 36
2016-03-25	7	1st	16 34 35 44 47
2016-03-09	9	2nd	3 16 18 36 46
2016-02-17	20	3rd	3 9 16 33 35
2016-01-01	6	2nd	1 16 31 40 47
2015-12-18	6	3rd	8 11 16 28 46
2015-12-04	28	1st	16 17 24 40 42
2015-09-30	12	3rd	2 3 16 32 40
2015-09-02	2	2nd	7 16 20 25 44
2015-08-28	30	2nd	15 16 25 38 46
2015-06-19	20	2nd	2 16 34 44 47
2015-05-04	1	4th	9 11 13 16 39
2015-05-01	1	3rd	1 14 16 22 26
2015-04-29	18	3rd	5 13 16 33 47
2015-03-18	15	4th	2 8 14 16 34
2015-02-11	18	3rd	8 10 16 21 46
2014-12-31	33	1st	16 23 26 28 36
2014-10-15	21	2nd	14 16 32 33 47
2014-08-27	9	2nd	1 16 31 34 35
2014-08-06	2	2nd	7 16 22 35 40
2014-08-01	14	2nd	3 16 23 41 47
2014-06-30	26	1st	16 18 19 24 43
2014-04-30	8	1st	16 26 32 37 40
2014-04-11	6	2nd	15 16 17 37 47
2014-03-28	2	2nd	5 16 25 39 41
2014-03-24	6	4th	7 8 15 16 38
2014-03-10	4	3rd	5 10 16 22 24
2014-02-28	27	2nd	15 16 24 36 39
2013-12-27	2	3rd	6 10 16 20 25
2013-12-23	3	2nd	6 16 32 36 43
2013-12-16	19	3rd	7 8 16 25 41
2013-11-01	4	1st	16 19 20 31 41
2013-10-23	9	2nd	12 16 31 43 45
2013-10-02	1	1st	16 20 22 30 36
2013-09-30	17	3rd	10 11 16 45 47
2013-08-21	4	3rd	10 13 16 26 38
2013-08-12	17	2nd	6 16 30 34 42
2013-07-03	14	2nd	13 16 19 24 47
2013-05-31	20	2nd	10 16 23 30 35
2013-04-15	8	4th	5 6 8 16 41
2013-03-27	9	3rd	2 15 16 35 39
2013-03-06	15	3rd	9 14 16 26 36
2013-01-30	26	3rd	9 13 16 25 28
2012-11-30	21	4th	2 10 13 16 29
2012-10-12	12	3rd	5 8 16 17 27
2012-09-14	19	2nd	15 16 17 27 47
2012-08-01	27	2nd	9 16 31 46 47
2012-05-30	4	1st	16 26 27 32 42
2012-05-21	2	3rd	2 3 16 31 39
2012-05-16	6	2nd	9 16 22 28 31
2012-05-02	1	3rd	3 9 16 38 43
2012-04-30	3	2nd	13 16 20 35 45
2012-04-23	14	2nd	5 16 29 38 42
2012-03-21	26	1st	16 19 23 42 47
2012-01-20	4	3rd	9 15 16 29 34
2012-01-11	4	2nd	10 16 26 28 39
2012-01-02	3	3rd	14 15 16 33 42
2011-12-26	3	1st	16 21 30 36 40
2011-12-19	6	2nd	5 16 34 36 43
2011-12-05	13	2nd	14 16 26 44 46
2011-11-04	1	1st	16 36 41 43 45
2011-11-02	13	2nd	7 16 18 29 36
2011-10-03	42	2nd	7 16 21 40 43
2011-06-27	19	2nd	9 16 23 26 46
2011-05-13	6	2nd	10 16 20 32 38
2011-04-29	2	3rd	4 14 16 34 38
2011-04-25	14	3rd	4 15 16 18 38
2011-03-23	1	4th	1 8 9 16 43
2011-03-21	5	2nd	11 16 28 43 46
2011-03-09	18	4th	6 7 14 16 44
2011-01-26	1	2nd	8 16 27 36 45
2011-01-24	10	2nd	13 16 25 29 38
2010-12-31	6	3rd	7 15 16 26 42
2010-12-17	8	2nd	4 16 32 37 43
2010-11-29	13	2nd	15 16 18 41 45
2010-10-29	3	2nd	9 16 31 33 34
2010-10-22	14	1st	16 20 27 33 44
2010-09-20	23	2nd	10 16 26 36 40
2010-07-28	2	1st	16 41 42 45 47
2010-07-23	5	2nd	4 16 23 33 42
2010-07-12	21	2nd	11 16 22 35 37
2010-05-24	—	1st	16 17 23 42 47